Cuff-protector.



- PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908. 4 H. A. FRANK. CUFF PROTECTOR. APPLIGAI'ION FILED 001226.1907.

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' UNITED STATES PA ENT; OFFICE.

HARRY A. FRANK, oFicHrcAG'o, ILLINOISQ CUFF-PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY A; FRANK, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Imrovement in CuffPr0tectors, of which the ollowing is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. j

My invention relates to devices for preventing the soiling of cuffs and lessening wear upon the edges thereof, and is of particular service in connection with cuffs that are per manently attached to shirts, though the invention is not to be restricted to this utility.

. I am aware that it is old to'provide cuff protectors having a purpose similar to the purpose of my present invention, but I.have never seen any of'these cuff protectors of the prior art in actual service, the reason for which bein as I verily believe, that the cuff protectors therto devised are so constructed as not readily to ermit the application thereof to the cuffs and even after application these cufl protectors are not with certainty adapted to retainengagement with the cufls.

protector is such that these walls have to he s read apart in. order to permit ofthe insertion of the cufi, the protector thereafter holding itself in position upon the cuff by its resiliency; Thoughthe intention isto have the cuff protectors of the prior art hold them selves in place upon the cuffs due to their resiliency, yet, in practice, it is difficult thus to secure the engagement of cuffs to the cuff protectors, and it is, furthermore, quite difficult to secure, the insertion of the cuffs within the protectors.

V In accordance with my invention, the'cuff protector is desirably made of some suitable transparent material, as sheet celluloid,

. though I do not wish to be limited to the ma teria of which the device of-iny invention is made. The sheet or strip of material out of e devices of the prior art the cuff protec- Patented T ssa, 1908.

which the protector is made is'folded over to constitute two protector walls, care being taken that the. walls of the protector are sufficiently far apartor divergent topermit of 'the entry of a cuff the'rebetween, so that it will not be necessary topry or force the walls of .the protector a art in order to secure the desired entry of t e cuff. In order that the cuff protector may be held in vposition, I ,at-

tach thereto fastenlng means ada ted to engage a cuff portion, So as to holdt e cuff well within its protector. I Inorder that the device of my lnvention may be Qadaptable to different widths of cuffs, the fastening means in question is desirably extensible and con tractible. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the fasteninglrne ans preferably includes a hook adapted to be inserted beneath the inner or concealededge of 'the end, which hook is united with the protector by means of some extensible and contractible connector, such as a coil spring.

I will explain my invention more fully by reference to the accom anying in whichv v before its application toacufil. Fig. 2 shows the shine device as applied to'acuff'. Fig.3 isan enlarged sectional view through the point of attachment of. the li nk rnechanism with the cuff protector on an enlarged scale.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters o figures. H

The cuff protectorincludes its formation a sheet of. somejsuit'able material, I referably transparent' and preferably cellu oid, folded back upon itself so as to be of u shape in cross section, wherebythereis ali'orclec l an inner wall a and an outer wall I), the base of the-fold c engaging the outer ejdgeof the cuff d to be protected, the inner and'outerwalls a to protect the cuff against soilin and,"inc-i- (lentally, against wear. The wal sa and b of the protector are spaced as'ufficient' distance apart so that the cuff d may'fin'd free access to the spacebetween said walls. In orderthat' the ro tecting-folded sheet'may be 'retalned idr awin showing the preferred em odinient. thereof,

reference throughout the diflerent in ace afterit has been easily slipped-upon I I the cuif', I provide the retaining or anchoring means illustrated, which preferably include coil spring united at one end wit two devices each having a hook e desirably formed of strip metal and adapted to be in serted beneath the inner or concealed edge of the cuff and havingconnection with the protectin sheet of material by means of the extensibfe and contractible link f, preferably a 1 the extension 4; of the hook and united at the other end with an eyelet f placed in the celluloid. There need be but two of the fastening devices placed sufficiently close to the ends of the protector. The hooks e are desirably formedof stri metal, and in addition to the extension e t at is provided for the attachment of. the spring there is also provided an opposite extension ethat constitutes a thumb and finger piece that enables the hook to be grasped and withdrawn from its engagement with the cuff and which'is a help to the guidance of the hook into engagement with the cuff. .The hook portion proper is struck up from the middle portion of an integral strip of metal, whereby a rounded edge is offered to the shirt sleeve to avoid undue wear upon the shirt sleeve.

I am also aware that it is old to provide clips which are sli pcd over the outer edge of the cuff and whic have spring clam ing engagement with the cufi and with tie protector. .This construction is objectionable because the lodgment of the protector upon the cuff is not thereby assured and the engagement of the cuff th rewith and of the protector therewith is difficult.

In the device of my invention, the cuff is confined between the iook and the protector, the spring conecticu between the hook and the protector non 1g the protector with sufficient firmness u on the cuff, the 'cuff, so to speak, being under compression a between both of its edges, due-to the spring,

in this way assuring the permanent lodgment of the protector u on the cuff. "111 other words, the cuff is eld between the hooks and between the base 0 of the protector, there being thus an anchorage at both edges, the spring mechanism preventing the rotector from moving forward and prevent mg the hooks from moving backward. My

device thus comprises, in its preferred form,"

a cuff protecting device including a sheet of transparent material folded back upon itself to constitute two protecting walls, between which a cuff may be interposed, hook 1nechanism adapted to engage the inner edge of the cuff, and extensible and contractible link mechanism uniting the hook mechanism and I the folded sheet, said link mechanism serving to ress the cuff protecting device, where fol ed back upon itself, against the outer edge of the cuff, said ru f protecting device being thus afforded, two places of anchorage upon the cuff, namely, the outer edge of the cuff where the fold of the cuff protector is claim as new and desire to secure by Letters- 1. A cuff protecting device includin a sheet of material folded back u on itsel? tr constitute two 'protecting wa s, between which a cuff may be interposed, hook mechanism adapted to engage the inner edge of the cuff,'an extensible and contractible link mechanism uniting the hook mechanism ar '1 the folded sheet, thelhookmechanism including a'hook formed of stri metal, from the central portion of which t he hook roper is struck, an extension e projecting fiom this hook forward for the attachment of the extensible and eontractible link mechanism, and an extension 0, extending backward from v the hook to-constitrite a thumb and finger hold.

2. A cuff protecting device including a sheet of transparent vmaterial folded back upon itself to constitute two protecting Walls, between which a 'cuff may be interposed, hook mechanism adapted to engage the inner edge of the cuff, andextensible and contractible link mechanism uniting the hook mechanism and the folded sheet, said link'mechanism servin to press the cuff protecting device, where olded back upon itself, against the outer edge of the cuff, said cuff protecting device being thus afforded two places of anchorage upon the cuff, namely, the outer edge of the cuff 'wherethe fold of the cuff protector is engaged and the inner edge of the cuff, where the extensible and contractible link mechanism is engaged; the sheet of material being curved so as to be ada ted to the shape of a cuff, the outer and inner ayer of the cuff protector; each having opposed ed es extending across the puff protector an adjacent to the meeting, edges of the cuff.

3. A cuff protecting device includin a sheet of material folded back u on itsel to constitute two protecting wa s, between which a cuff may be interposed, hook mechanism adapted to e age the inner edge of the cuff, and extensib e and contractible link mechanism uniting the hook mechanism and the folded sheet, said link mechanism serving to ress the'.cuff protecting device, where folded back upon itself, against the outer edge of the cufl, said cuff protecting device being thus afforded two places of anchorage upon the cuff, namely, the outer edge of the cuff where the fold of the cuff protector is engaged and the inner edge of the cuff, where ism is engaged; the sheet of curved so as to be adapted to the shape of a 1907 cufl', th

the extensible and contractible link mecham.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe material being my, name this 12th day of October, A. D.,

e outer and inner layer of the cufi ro- HARRY A. FRANK. tector each havin opposed meeting e ges Witnesses: extending across t e cuif protector and-ad- G. L, ORAGG,

L. G. STRoH.

jacent to the edges Cor'rectibn in iietters Patent No. 879,955.

Cuff-Protectors,

I after the article the of the cuff.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 879,955, granted Febrnary 25, 1908, upon the application of Harry Frank, of Chicago, Illinois, for an improvement in I an error'appears in the printed specification requiring correction,

as follows: Page 3,1ine 5, theword meeting should be stricken out and inserted in 1ine 7 same page; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice,

Signed and sealed this mm-da of March, A. 1)., 1908. a I a c. 0.. BILLINGS,

l Acting obmmisioner of Patents.

ism is engaged; the sheet of curved so as to be adapted to the shape of a 1907 cufl', th

the extensible and contractible link mecham.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe material being my, name this 12th day of October, A. D.,

e outer and inner layer of the cufi ro- HARRY A. FRANK. tector each havin opposed meeting e ges Witnesses: extending across t e cuif protector and-ad- G. L, ORAGG,

L. G. STRoH.

jacent to the edges Cor'rectibn in iietters Patent No. 879,955.

Cuff-Protectors,

I after the article the of the cuff.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 879,955, granted Febrnary 25, 1908, upon the application of Harry Frank, of Chicago, Illinois, for an improvement in I an error'appears in the printed specification requiring correction,

as follows: Page 3,1ine 5, theword meeting should be stricken out and inserted in 1ine 7 same page; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice,

Signed and sealed this mm-da of March, A. 1)., 1908. a I a c. 0.. BILLINGS,

l Acting obmmisioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 879,955.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 879,955, granted February 25, 1908,

j u on the a. lication of Hairr A. Frank of Chica. 0 Illinois, for an im rovement in P PP y i g 1 P i Cuff-Protectors, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction,

as follows: Page 3, line 5, the word meeting should be stricken out and inserted after the article the in line 7, same page; and that the said Letters Patent should he read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 24th 'day of March, A. D., 1908.

C. C. BILLINGS,

' Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

